| 1997 Vuelta a España | |
| Date: | 6–28 September |
| Stages: | 22 |
| Distance: | 3773 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 91h 15' 55" |
| Speed: | 41.344 |
| First: | Alex Zülle |
| First Nat: | SUI |
| First Color: | yellow |
| Second: | Fernando Escartín |
| Second Nat: | ESP |
| Third: | Laurent Dufaux |
| Third Nat: | SUI |
| Points: | Laurent Jalabert |
| Points Nat: | FRA |
| Points Color: | rosa |
| Mountains: | José María Jiménez |
| Mountains Nat: | ESP |
| Mountains Color: | white |
| Sprints: | Mauro Radaelli |
| Sprints Nat: | ITA |
| Sprints Color: | blue |
| Previous: | 1996 |
| Next: | 1998 |
The 52nd edition of the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 6 September to 28 September 1997. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3773km (2,344miles), and was won by Alex Zülle of the ONCE cycling team.[1]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | GC leader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September | Lisbon – Estoril | 155km (96miles) | |||||
| 2 | 7 September | Évora – Vilamoura | 225km (140miles) | |||||
| 3 | 8 September | Loulé – Huelva | 173km (107miles) | |||||
| 4 | 9 September | Huelva – Jerez de la Frontera | 192km (119miles) | |||||
| 5 | 10 September | Jerez de la Frontera – Málaga | 230km (140miles) | |||||
| 6 | 11 September | Málaga – Granada | 147km (91miles) | Mountain stage | ||||
| 7 | 12 September | Guadix – Sierra Nevada | 219km (136miles) | Mountain stage | ||||
| 8 | 13 September | Granada – Córdoba | 176km (109miles) | |||||
| 9 | 14 September | Córdoba | 35km (22miles) | Individual time trial | ||||
| 10 | 15 September | Córdoba – Almendralejo | 224km (139miles) | |||||
| 11 | 16 September | Almendralejo – Plasencia | 194km (121miles) | |||||
| 12 | 17 September | León – | 147km (91miles) | Mountain stage | ||||
| 13 | 18 September | Ponferrada – | 196km (122miles) | Mountain stage | ||||
| 14 | 19 September | Oviedo – Alto del Naranco | 169km (105miles) | Mountain stage | ||||
| 15 | 20 September | Oviedo – Lagos de Covadonga | 160km (100miles) | Mountain stage | ||||
| 16 | 21 September | Cangas de Onís – Santander | 170km (110miles) | |||||
| 17 | 22 September | Santander – Burgos | 183km (114miles) | |||||
| 18 | 23 September | Burgos – Valladolid | 184km (114miles) | |||||
| 19 | 24 September | Valladolid – | 193km (120miles) | Mountain stage | ||||
| 20 | 25 September | – Ávila | 199km (124miles) | Mountain stage | ||||
| 21 | 26 September | Alcobendas | 43km (27miles) | Individual time trial | ||||
| 22 | 27 September | Madrid | 154km (96miles) | |||||
| Total | 3773km (2,344miles) | |||||||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Alex Zülle | ONCE | 91h 15' 55s | |
| 2 | + 5' 07s | |||
| 3 | + 6' 11s | |||
| 4 | + 7' 24s | |||
| 5 | + 8' 04s | |||
| 6 | Estepona–Toscaf | + 10' 02s | ||
| 7 | + 10' 03s | |||
| 8 | + 10' 40s | |||
| 9 | + 13' 53s | |||
| 10 | + 15' 40s | |||
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